Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Alpha Centauri	Hard Life	ST	06:00
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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